July 19th 2019: Discovery Museum, Acton

Our first stop today was at the Bigelow Free Public Library in the town of Clinton to pick up a museum pass. Pretty old inside.

Our next stop was the Discovery Museum in Acton. This place has been totally renovated since the last time I was here.

A pity our little one did not really know how to interact with the exhibits.

For dinner, we headed into Arlington to Sabzi, a Mediterranean restaurant serving Persian cuisine.

We got the Doogh (non carbonated mint flavored yogurt drink),

The Mast-o Khiar (yogurt and cucumber dip)

And the Persepolis (Combination of one Kubideh (select ground beef combined with sumac, onion and house seasoning) and one Jujeh Barg (saffron and citrus marinated medallions of chicken breast) skewer.

Unfortunately none of the food was to my liking, the drink too sour, the dip too bland, the food just meh, although my other half thought the food was delicious.

For dessert, we decided to check out Bubble Nation nearby,

getting the Match Red Bean Pudding

and the Barista's Feast (matcha slushy with red bean).

The dessert was not bad, although we have realized that the pudding was the same as the one we had at Daikanyama in Newton, coming from SAMA in Boston.

July 18th 2019: Free After 3 at Tower Hill Botanic Garden, Boylston

With free admission after 3pm on Thursdays at the Tower Hill Botanic Garden in Boylston, we decided to go check it out today after work.

We also took the chance to check out the cafe here, Farmer and the Fork, which usually needs admission to visit.

I got the Almond Pistachio Bar (shortbread crust topped with tart raspberry jam, crumble topping and dark chocolate)

which was actually pretty good. Will come back to try out their salads.

Recommended Places to Visit: Tyngsborough

Recreation

Fruit Picking
Parlee Farms
97 Farwell Road
Recommended Dishes:
Blueberry Crumb Bar
Blueberry Bread
Apple Cider Donut
Apple Cider Slush

Parks
Riverfront Park
71 Frost Street

Water Bodies

Flint Pond
End of Flint Road

Lake Althea
End of Oakridge Road

Locust Pond
Locust Avenue near Middlesex Road 

Cow Pond Brook Reservoir
2 Wilson Way

Shopping Malls
Tyngs Tarry
164 Westford Road


Hiking
Recommended:
Sherburne Nature Center
46 Coburn Road

Lowell Dracut Tyngsboro State Forest
66 Althea Avenue

Tried:
Shady Glade Conservation Area
Primrose Lane

Beaches
Mascuppic Lake
End of Maplewood Avenue


Architecture

Places of Worship

First Parish Meeting House
214 Middlesex Road

Evangelical Congregational Church of Tyngsborough
23 Kendall Road

Saint Mary Magdalen Church
93 Lakeview Avenue

Schools
Tyngsborough Elementary School
205 Westford Road

Academy of Notre Dame
180 Middlesex Road

Innovation Academy Charter School
72 Tyng Road

Town Facilities
Town Hall
25 Bryant Lane


Bridges
Tyngsborough Bridge
Frost Road between Middlesex Road and Pawtucket Boulevard


Commercial Buildings
Flint's Corner Plaza
150 Westford Road


Historical Buildings
Old Town Hall
10 Kendall Road

Restaurants

Highly Recommended:
Caribbean
Bahama Breeze (chain)
413 Middlesex Road
Recommended Dishes:
Chicken Tortilla Soup
Mojo Marinated Pulled Pork
Firecracker Shrimp Street Tacos
Warm Chocolate Pineapple Upside Down Cake

Chinese
Feng Shui Kitchen (chain)
150 Westford Road
Recommended Dishes:
Coppa Mascarpone
Spring Flower Roll

Tried:
Italian
Caffe il Cipresso
130 Middlesex Road
Recommended Dishes:
Vitello alla Taormina
Spinach and Artichoke Pop-A-Tinis
Cream of Pepper Soup


Dessert
Bittersweet Bake Shoppe
9 Kendall Road
Recommended Dishes:
Napoleon
Raspberry Pinwheel
Raspberry Chocolate Pecan Pie


Breakfast

Country View Diner
171 Middlesex Road
Recommended Dishes:
Belly Buster Special

July 14th 2019: Picking All Kinds of Fruit at Parlee Farms, Tyngborough

This morning, we went to Parlee Farms in Tyngborough to pick all kinds of fruit,

namely cherries, blueberries

and strawberries,

and also got to try their Blueberry Crumble Bar, Blueberry Bread,

Apple Cider Donuts, which were the absolute best ones I have had to date,

and Apple Cider Slush.

A really big farm, where we had to sit the hayrides just to get to some of the picking places.

Absolutely fun day of fruit picking to say the least. Definitely better than Tougas.